Hanger shelf



May 26, 1942. w. HENRY l2,284,393

. HANGER SHELF Filed Sept. 18, lm41 35; z I o I 4Z 434243 46464" 55 Patented May 26, 1942 sgg ege-grrr l .l Vazzurre?, v 1 HANGER iSHELF wiuisinemy,.raei=sen Heights, N. Y..

Application September 18,1941, Serial No. '411;294

' .s claims. (01.211999) i This invention relates to improvements in shelves and more particularly to types adapted to be removably suspended against a wall or similar upright surface.

An object of the invention is to provide a shelf,

including its end supports, detachably engageable'with protruding fastenings, set in the wall.

A further feature is in the provision of a collapsible shelf, that may be folded compactly, when not in use, for storage and transportation.

Another purpose is to produce shelf supports suited to accommodate level shelves, varying in length, and either solid or barred.

The main aim is to provide an inexpensive device, for household, olce and shop purposes, to temporarily provide a place of deposit for a wide range of objects in a convenient and easily accessible manner.

These, and other like objects that will hereafter appear, are accomplished by the novel and practical construction, combination and arrange ment of few and simple parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, constituting a component of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure l is a side elevational View of one of the invention.

Figure 2 is a front view of the same.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the grid shelf.

Figure 4 is a side View of a modified form o one of the hangers.

Figure 5 is a front view of the same.

Figure 6 .is a plan View of a solid shelf interchangeable with the grid.

Figure 7 is an end View of the rear thereof.

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Figure 8 is a top plan view of a length adl'justable shelf interchangeable with the grid or solid shelf.

Figure 9 is a plan view of a modified form of length adjustable shelf.

Figure l0 is a transverse sectional view taken on line id i of Figure9.

Referring in detail to the drawing, particularly Figures l,V 2, and 3, showing a simple form of the invention, a wire of such size as is suitable for the purpose, is formed to present curved ends, constituting eyes l5 engageable with support elements set in an upright wall.

Extending downwardly from the eyes are straight strips |S formed into similar coils |l', from which reach horizontal bars I8, their front portions being turned at angles, upwardly and rearwardly producing braces I9 connected to the upright strips I6, constituting a pair of lightweight, but strongbrackets, conveniently applied wherever required.

l'Ihe shelf, shown best in Figure 3, consists of a pluralityof rack. bars 2l! and 2i the outerand each alternate bar 2B, exceeding the length of the ,intermediate bars 2|, all of which are connected rigidly in spaced rrelation bycross `bars 22 at their under sides.

The longer bars 2B are down-turned at each end, the angular ends 23 contacting the outer sides of the-bracket bars |8, while the ends 24 of theshorter bars 2| contact the inner sides of the same bars I8, thereby preventing accidental displacement of the grid shelf thus formed.

If desired the ends 23 may be folded around the bars i8, thus affording a collapsible shelf.

Figures 4 and 5 show a bracket formed from sheet material and consisting of an upright `3|), and a horizontal bar 3| connected by an angular brace 32.

'This form of bracket is further provided at the upper vand lower extremities of the upright 30 with support receiving eyes 33 and 34 formed by twisting,` the material at right angles; the horizontal bar 3| may be still further provided with a series of integral hooks 35 to receive such articles as are adapted for suspension.

While the grid shelf shown in Figure 3 may be used in connection with this type of bracket, it is adapted to support such plate shelves as are indicated in Figures 6 to 10.

The plate shown in Figures 6 and 7 consistsY of a sheet of metal presenting a fiat surface 40, re-enforced at its longitudinal edges by downturned flanges 4|, while its ends are shaped to. produce down-turned lugs 42 arranged in spaced relation and having between them other .lugs 43 which reaches outwardly to a lesser distance from lthe edge of the plate than the lugs 42, the ar'- presents alength adjustable shelf composed of l a lower plate 5|! and an upper plate 5|, telescopically engaged at their longer edges, as at 52-k-53; the opposite ends of these plates are provided with lugs 54 and 55, respectively long ends of the'longer rods reaching over the bars to contact their louter surfaces.

2. In a shelf, the combination with two substantially triangular end frame members having Vattachment eyesrat the upper and lower extremitiesl of their vertical elements, a bar extending horizontally from the lower portions of each of claimed as new and desired to vsecure byv Letters Patent, is:

1. In a shelf, the stantially triangular end members having attachment eyes at the upper and lower extremities of Vtheir vertical elements, a bar extending horizontally kfrom the lower'portions of each of'said elements, said bars extending angularly upward at their outer ends and united to the upper por-V tions of the vertical elements, all being of integral construction, a plurality of rack rods alternatinglylong and short, said rods having their ends bent at right angles in the same direction, and means to maintain said rods in uniformly spaced relation, the ends of the shorter rods abutting the inner surfaces of said horizontal bars and the combination with two subsaid elements, said-bars extending angularly upward at their outerends and united to the upper portions of the vertical elements, all being of integral constructioma shelfresting on said bars, and down-turned'lugs on the ends of said shelf, said lugs being of varying lengths to engage on the opposite side surfaces of said bars. Y

3. In a shelf, the combination with two substantially triangular end frame members having attachment eyes at the upper and lower extremities of their'vertical elements,'a bar extending horizontally from the lowerV portions of each of said elements, said bars extendingangularly upward at their outer ends and united to the upper portions of the vertical elements, all being of integral construction, a shelf to extend between said end members, and means provided on the ends of said shelf to engage on opposite sides of said horizontal bars. f

WILLIAM HENRY. 

